Private nonprofit · Salem, Oregon
Willamette University: cost, debt and earnings by major
17 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $25,908
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 71%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 77%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,592
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $17,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $21,139 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $15,801 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $19,597 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $23,962 |
| $110,000+ | $34,914 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (15)
- Computer Science$100,650
- Physics$89,506
- Chemistry$79,592
- Communication and Media Studies$70,412
- Political Science and Government$63,407
- Economics$63,255
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$59,337
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$54,657
- English Language and Literature, General$50,060
- Biology, General$45,197
- Design and Applied Arts$44,870
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$43,446 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$32,256
- Psychology, General$31,667 (1 yr)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$24,146 (1 yr)
Master's programs (1)
First professional programs (1)
- Law$100,524